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RE: OT: U.S. Navy Destroyer Collides With Merchant Vessel Off Coast Of Japan

Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2017 5:34 pm
by JeffroK
And yeah, it's very difficult for a CO, who has Accountability and will hang, to let go and allow his people to do their jobs. If I was a captain of a warship I'd NEVER want to go to sleep.

I was like that and bailed out before I blew up, 15 years later I find I'm getting towards a similar position, parachute ready this time.

RE: OT: U.S. Navy Destroyer Collides With Merchant Vessel Off Coast Of Japan

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 4:27 pm
by wdolson
Now the USS John McCain has collided with a merchant ship. It's the 4th incident with a ship based at Yosuka this year. One ran aground, one hit a fishing boat, and two have collided with merchant ships. It's odd.

Bill